The Holy Brook
Introduction
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The Holy Brook
Image: © Graham Horn Taken: 29 May 2009
Reading's forgotten river. The water channel was built by the monks of Reading Abbey, to supply fresh water from well out in the country to the abbey, rather than take it from the adjacent but then not very clean River Kennet. It flows through Reading town centre, but these days is covered for much of its course, although there is a ten metre stretch visible here, and in other places if you know where to look. It continues to provide an essential additional route for water that has gathered in the Kennet floodplain. At one time it was possible to canoe through here (wear a hard hat) but that option is now blocked off.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.453377
Longitude
-0.973539